HSE Approved Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)

An Appointed Person for the workplace in first aid legislation terms is someone who is responsible for keeping the first aid kit stocked, and for ensuring that an ambulance is called if needed in an emergency situation. An Appointed Person is not expected to give any first aid treatment for which they have not been trained.

The longer HSE Approved First Aid at Work course is delivered over a minimum of 3 days – a big commitment in terms of work time lost for smaller and lower risk businesses. For this reason this one day course covering essential life saving first aid for the workplace has been developed, and as of 01/10/09 is an HSE Approved course in its own right.

This course will leave candidates confident in dealing with an emergency situation whilst awaiting the ambulance and give a basic understanding of the impact of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 upon the workplace.

Course Content:

• Introduction and basic legislation
• Principles of first aid
• Vital signs – recognising how unwell the casualty is
• Incident procedure – dealing with emergency situations
• Treatment of an unresponsive casualty
• Treatment of a casualty who is having fits
• Dealing with bleeding and shock
• Practical scenarios
• Basic life support Heart attack
• Chain of survival
• Basic Life Support Non Heart Attack (if applicable)
• Choking

Course Fee £78.00 Plus VAT

Dates: 12th July 2012 at Coniston Cold Village Hall, Nr Skipton from 9.00am - 4.00pm

To book your place please email lizpreston@cravensafetyservices.co.uk or phone 01756 730632

The course fee includes all materials needed for the course, tea & coffee and a light buffet lunch.

Fire Awareness and extinguisher training

This course is designed for persons who may have to use an extinguisher in the work place.  It will provide all members of staff with greater fire safety awareness and is designed to increase their confidence in the action to take in the event of a fire occurring.

Candidates will learn about the theory of combustion and causes of fire, and the way to fight fire, including the types and correct use of fire extinguishers on live fires, and learn how to use them correctly and safely.

The Fire Safety Course is a 2-hour course. A fire safety DVD will be shown covering all aspects of fire awareness. On course completion all candidates will receive certification on the use of portable fire extinguishers in the workplace.

Course Fee £50.00 Plus VAT per person. Courses can be booked for groups of 12 delegates or more.